Jet A and A Close Turkish Airline To A Mid-air Collision Over London - A report has Said that a particular business jet Came close to a mid-air collision with a Turkish Airlines plane on the Passenger-taking off from London City Airport.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) study described the near-miss over London as a "Serious Incident."
The Citation 525 jet was about 100 feet to 200 feet below and half a mile away from the Boeing 777 Passenger Plane Heading to Heathrow with 232 people on board. In a report, the control tower at London City had cleared the Germain owned business jet climb Thurs Thurs 3.000 feet vain "when the flight crew acknowledged the instruction, They think They'd be climbing 4000 feet Thurs.
According to AAIB, the controller at the tower did notice Not this instruction from the plane wakes up is a "readback" mistake. Meanwhile, the Turkish flight had cleared Been Thurs Thurs Descend 4000 feet as it approached Heathrow Airport in west London.
The AAIB added, if the planes had come close During bad weather, the only barrier to a Potential mid-air collision'd Have Been built-in collision-avoidance systems as the aircraft'd Not Have Been Able to see EACH mutch.
Further more, the report found "when the aircraft That Came close, the Turkish flight crew had Not Followed The commands of-three on-board collision-avoidance warnings. The Citation jet did not have the Not Even equipment known as TCAS II.
A pilot observer sitting on the seat of the passenger plane saw the business jet pass west of Them at an Estimated 100 to 200 feet below. The jet was Carrying two crew members and one Passenger.
A Recommendation made by the AAIB That the TCAS II equipment Ask a question, made mandatory for planes flying in the London area. It has Also Been Suggested That instructions from the control tower at London City Airport be Given separately from the rest of the take-off commands and be Followed by a Separate response from the crew.
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